Yara Ghana Limited a leading name in the fertilizer industry in Ghana has been recognized as the Diversified Fertilizer Company of the year at the recently held Ghana Agricultural and Agro Processing Awards at the Movenpick hotel in Accra.
The awards organised by KN Unique Communication is an annual event...
Amid disruptions to the international cashew trade and market by the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is making efforts to adopt pragmatic steps for transforming the domestic cashew sub-sector to be more competitive.
The ministry looks to strategic collaborations with development partners like GIZ (Competitive Cashew...
Dan Sackey, Managing Director of Ecobnk Ghana has been given a special tour of the largest locally owned manufacturer and distributor of fertilizers in the country, Agricultural Manufacturing Group (AMG), a company positioning itself to expand its operations and compete globally by exporting more of its products.
The company which...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity.
In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
Financial institutions in Ghana are reluctant to lend to farmers due to the associated high risk. The risk emanates from uncertain weather conditions, which affect crop productivity and sales, limited savings of farmers and the difficulty in ascertaining their credit profile.
Most economic activities of rural and smallholder farmers in...
Stakeholder support is the pillar that upholds most industries. For the agric industry, this is no different.
The immense contribution of firms in and about the agric industry is a significant influence on the milestones chalked up in recent years.
Through support for initiatives that are designed to improve the industry,...
The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) have yielded US$2.9 billion in revenue for the year 2019, a report by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has shown.
The report, which was launched at GEPA’s newly opened Ashanti zonal office in Danyame, Kumasi, showed the NTEs grew 3.1 percent over the 2018...
Cocoa farmers have appealed to Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, to increase the producer price of cocoa beans in the coming 2020/2021 season by a significant margin.
According to the farmers, cost of production has skyrocketed in recent times; and besides, the general standard of living among farmers...
Pan-African Savings and Loans Limited, in partnership with AgroCenta under their Financial Inclusion for Small Holder Farmers in Africa Project (FISFAP) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), will provide credit facilities for smallholder farmers in the Afram Plains, south of the Eastern Region.
The partnership’s aim is...
The local poultry industry requires the support of both public and private investments to position it to meet domestic demand and consumption while also creating avenues for employment, Boris Baidoo - Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Poultry Framers Association, has said.
According to Mr. Baidoo, who is also the CEO...